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Bracelet3274/22

Bracelet cut from turtle shell, then shaped into a circle with overlapping ends. The exterior has been scored with many horizontal lines, and both the upper and lower edge are bevelled.

Culture
Yapese
Material
hawksbill turtle shell
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze3274/17

Adze with a wedge-shaped blade of cut auger shell. The blade is lashed to the wooden hafting platform by twisted coconut fibre(?). The shaft is a branch with an acute-angled hafting platform.

Culture
Yapese
Material
wood, auger shell and coconut fibre ?
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pestle3274/15

Pestle of coral. The slightly rounded top has four small raised bumps. The shaft tapers in from the wide round base as it extends upwards to the neck.

Culture
Yapese
Material
coral
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coconut Grater3274/13 a-b

Breadfruit wood seat (part a) with serrated metal grater (part b). The seat is animal-shaped, with four legs, a tail, and a head where the grater attaches. The back is u-shaped. The grater is a flat piece of metal that has a slightly raised head, with a hole at centre, and teeth around the outside.

Culture
Yapese
Material
breadfruit wood and metal
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Canoe Bailer3274/74

Model canoe bailer carved from a single piece of wood. A small wood scoop, tear drop-shaped, with parallel handle extending upwards through centre of scoop.

Culture
Yapese
Material
wood
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mnemonic Board3274/79

Slightly curved board cut in the shape of a canoe or outrigger platform. It is scored with twelve lines, and inlaid with various bead combinations. The convex side in plain.

Culture
Yapese
Material
wood and glass ?
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3274/44

Small pouch of plaited pandanus fibre. Rectangular in shape and tightly woven in two patterns, with a larger weave across the bottom inch. The flap and rim of the opening are decorated with angled fringe. Two thin plaited cords extend out on either side of the flap to form a short strap.

Culture
Yapese
Material
pandanus leaf
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Stick3274/37 a-b

Pair of orange wood dance sticks with long shafts that bulge at centre, and flare out at each end. Part a has rectangular shaped tips, and part b has pointed tips.

Culture
Yapese
Material
wood
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trumpet Horn3274/1

Horn made of a triton shell. There is a large circular blowhole bored near the shell's apex.

Culture
Yapese
Material
triton shell
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fibre3274/76

Large skein of twisted coconut fibre. The fibre is loosely coiled, and then tightly wound in a spiral across the length. The fibre is tied to create a loop on one end.

Culture
Yapese
Material
coconut fibre
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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